TIC Americas 2017 Winners!

Cancun, Mexico, June 19, 2017 ⎯ The awards ceremony of the XII Edition of the Talent and Innovation Competition of the Americas (TIC Americas) was held within the framework of the 47th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). The 10 winners were awarded by the competition’s partners: PepsiCo, cbc, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and BanReservas.

30 teams selected from 17 Latin American and Caribbean countries from a total of almost 3,500 applications participated in the 2017 TIC Americas finals. The winners are:

TIC Americas is an international entrepreneurship and business accelerator platform for young entrepreneurs and startups led by the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT). YABT is an international nonprofit organization, founded in 1999, with a private sector initiative that promotes the social and economic development of young people around the world. YABT works in cooperation with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) promoting opportunities for young people and facilitating spaces and tools for the eradication of poverty and the improvement of the living conditions of young people in the Western Hemisphere.